Xie Jian knew what Ah Heng was thinking from her subtle expression. He took the melon from the table and ate it slowly. It was quite sweet.
When he was young, his life was all about revenge, and he could even destroy himself. After Ah Heng came, he found a way out of the resentment. Every step was difficult, but Ah Heng never gave up on him on this road.
It makes no difference to him whether he says it or not.
Xie Jian's calm demeanor made Chen Heng feel uncomfortable for the next few days.
Logically speaking, Xie Jian should be the one who feels uneasy when something like this starts but is not finished. After all, he acts entirely based on his feelings. However, in the end, it is not her who feels uneasy.
Just when Shen Heng was feeling a little conflicted, Tang suddenly started making a fuss.
As Min'er's wife, Tang had always been a gentle and graceful woman from the Jiangnan water town. She was a good wife and mother, and there was nothing wrong with her. She was also extremely filial to Wang Nei Shi, Feng Ma Ma, and the eldest sister-in-law Xia, and was very respectful to Xie Jian and Shen Heng. The whole household was in perfect order under her care, but for some reason she suddenly burst into tears that night.
As Chen Heng and Xia entered the inner room, they heard Tang Shi say with a desperate look, "Xie Min, I've known for a long time that you were Prince Lotus. I admire you, love you, and I want to be your wife. But you only have eyes for cousin Tang Rou. I thought you'd forget her after we got married, but now, just a letter from her has made you lose your mind. Xie Min, do you have a place for me in your heart?"
Chen Heng was completely confused. Tang Rou? Had she heard this name somewhere before?
Xia's worried expression faded after she heard her daughter-in-law's words, and she sighed.
The two listened for a while, but finally did not accept the advice and asked the maid not to tell them that they had been there, so as to save face for the Tang family.
On the corridor, Chen Heng suddenly remembered Tang Rou's name and asked Xia Shi to confirm it.
Xia smiled bitterly. "What a fateful relationship! She's Yu's daughter. Back then, Min'er was traveling extensively for studies, and we didn't even know they'd met. The girl was obsessed with Min'er. Later, Eunuch Wang discovered their frequent encounters and scolded Min'er severely. Min'er herself was actually quite distressed."
Shen Heng had never thought that Min'er and that child had such a connection. Xie Jian had never hidden the love of Xie's eldest brother from Min'er. Therefore, no matter how much he liked that child, the two of them could not be together. The love of the previous generation was too painful, how could it not affect the next generation?
"Then why did Min'er marry Lin Niang?"
"Once, Min'er got drunk, and it was Linniang who helped him out of the house, where they were seen." Xia sighed. "I wanted to tell you and Ajian about this, but you were so busy in the imperial capital at the time, so I thought I'd tell you after you left. But then, as time went by, I felt there was no point in talking about it anymore, and it would only add to the sadness."
Drunk and helping someone into the house? Shen Heng's eyebrows jumped, and she understood immediately.
Just as the two were talking, Tang Linniang ran out of the house. Seeing the two of them, she knelt down in front of them and choked up, saying, "Mother-in-law, Auntie, back then, it was me who plotted for my husband to drink that glass of wine and deliberately let others see it. It was me who broke up my husband and cousin Tang Rou. I am asking to leave the house and help my husband and cousin get together."
Xia was so frightened that she couldn't react for a moment.
Chen Heng sighed. She'd actually guessed it right. She hadn't seen such a bloody plot in years, but suddenly she found it quite fascinating. Of course, such behavior was absolutely despised. It was simply scheming, calculating, and possessing a distorted worldview. But more than a decade had passed, and the child was already a teenager. Asking for divorce was unrealistic.
This nephew's wife does have some skills.
Chen Heng couldn't hate him, because Tang Shi had been really bad over the years. So it still depended on Min Er.
"You get up first." When Xia helped the man up, Xie Min came out.
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